|Date|Opponent#|Rank#|Site|Result|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|September 5|Maryland||Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY|W 35–11|
|September 12|Rutgers||Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ|W 20-3|
|September 19|Miami (OH)||Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY|W 24-10|
|September 26|at Virginia Tech||Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA|W 35–21|
|October 3|at Missouri||Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO|W 24-13|
|October 17|#10 Penn State|#13|Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY|W 48-21|
|October 24|Colgate|#9|Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY|W 52-6|
|October 31|at Pittsburgh|#8|Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA|W 24-10|
|November 7|at Navy|#8|Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD|W 34-10|
|November 14|Boston College|#6|Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY|W 45-17|
|November 21|West Virginia|#6|Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY|W 32-31|
|January 1|vs. #6 Auburn|#4|Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)|T 16-16|

Question: how many matches did the 1987 syracuse orangemen football team play against rival colleges during the month of september, 1987?
Answer: 4